Scientists agree that Atlantic-basin hurricane patterns will be affected by a warming climate, but whether scientists use regional or global data to predict future storm patterns drastically alters what the forecasted trends will be.
Scientists agree that Atlantic-basin hurricane patterns will be affected by a warming climate, but whether scientists use regional or global data to predict future storm patterns drastically alters what the forecasted trends will be.
Although his concerns are not largely related to insurance issues, NU thought it would be interesting to take a look at the issues Ash Gupta wrestles with as the top risk-management executive at one of the worlds best-known financial-services firms.
The years of dominance enjoyed by offshore captive domiciles may be coming to an end as more captive formations move onshore into the United States and Europe, says a report from the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).
The overuse of opioid therapy in the U.S. to treat chronic pain is reaching an epidemic level, according to the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Vestas recognizes that safety is not just for employees of the company but extends to contractors, vendors and suppliers that provide services to the company. To adress this, Vestas has partnered with PICS, a third-party vendor, which provides contractor and vendor-management pre-qualification oversight.
When your employees are climbing up 250 feet above the ground to work in confined spaces, around high-voltage equipment located in remote areas subject to extreme weather and wild animals, the Workers Compensation exposures inherent to the job are enormous.
Willis calls 2011 the Year of the Breach and says that while companies are rightfully concerned about their Cyber exposures, they need to carefully examine their insurance coverage and risk-management strategies to ensure they are adequately protected.